US 12,034,881 B2
Methods and systems for rule based charging for internet of things (IoT) support
Sumit Singhal, Karlskrona (SE); and Robert Törnkvist, Karlskrona (SE)
Assigned to Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ), Stockholm (SE)
Appl. No. 17/436,697
Filed by Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ), Stockholm (SE)
PCT Filed Mar. 4, 2019, PCT No. PCT/EP2019/055287
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Sep. 7, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/177852, PCT Pub. Date Sep. 10, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0131980 A1, Apr. 28, 2022
Int. Cl. H04M 15/00 (2024.01); G16Y 10/75 (2020.01); H04L 12/14 (2006.01); H04W 4/24 (2018.01)
CPC H04M 15/64 (2013.01) [G16Y 10/75 (2020.01); H04L 12/1403 (2013.01); H04M 15/66 (2013.01); H04W 4/24 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for charging for resource usage by an Internet of Things (IoT) device, the method comprising:
creating a subscription for the IoT device;
estimating, based at least in part on the subscription, a number of event notifications associated with resource usage by the IoT device expected over a period of time;
transmitting a first message including the number of estimated event notifications associated with resource usage by the IoT device expected over the period of time towards an Online Charging System (OCS); and
transmitting a second message including an actual number of event notifications associated with resource usage by the IoT device over the period of time towards the OCS.